Possible Electrical Glitch
Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 8:13 am
Hi all. Its been a while since I posted here. Forums in general have declined to the deep web I believe. Anyway, I had to store my Lil Chubb outside with a small cover on it for the past 5 weeks of the covid lockdown. It was at some friends' apartment in Acworth and exposed to the weather...with just a small cover basically covering the handlebars, instrument panel and seat. My friend had been spraying the chain with WD-40 and wrapped some plastic around the rear end.
Well, I picked it up yesterday and rode it back home here-a 6 hour ride. Before leaving I charged up the battery but it didn't really take much. Wasn't very low at all. My tires were down to 25lbs so I stopped off in Dallas, GA at a tire place and they pumped them up for me. After charging it started right up but once it stalled out while at a light and idling. Then it felt like the started wasn't connecting. The dash lights and instruments were lit but it just clicked when I pressed the starter a couple of times. I was just waiting on the light so I had time to try it several times. Just as I was about to walk it to the curb, it turned over and started right up again. It felt like the starter button wasn't connecting, or maybe the sidestand switch was malfunctioning or something. Anyway, I rode the remainder of the ride home, with most of it slab down I-85 from LaGrange to I-65 south from Montgomery. I stopped several times for breaks and fuel, etc and it never repeated the malfunction, but I just wonder if the tiny connections in the switches may have just been corroded with moisture or rust or something.
The next couple of days I will go over her good and check things out while safely in my shop and out of the weather. She has 57,000 miles and is 10 years old now.
Any comments or suggestions?
Well, I picked it up yesterday and rode it back home here-a 6 hour ride. Before leaving I charged up the battery but it didn't really take much. Wasn't very low at all. My tires were down to 25lbs so I stopped off in Dallas, GA at a tire place and they pumped them up for me. After charging it started right up but once it stalled out while at a light and idling. Then it felt like the started wasn't connecting. The dash lights and instruments were lit but it just clicked when I pressed the starter a couple of times. I was just waiting on the light so I had time to try it several times. Just as I was about to walk it to the curb, it turned over and started right up again. It felt like the starter button wasn't connecting, or maybe the sidestand switch was malfunctioning or something. Anyway, I rode the remainder of the ride home, with most of it slab down I-85 from LaGrange to I-65 south from Montgomery. I stopped several times for breaks and fuel, etc and it never repeated the malfunction, but I just wonder if the tiny connections in the switches may have just been corroded with moisture or rust or something.
The next couple of days I will go over her good and check things out while safely in my shop and out of the weather. She has 57,000 miles and is 10 years old now.
Any comments or suggestions?